I bought mine new. It works well for the price: I also bought some fine tips. It's ideal for soldering the TI-83 inorder to replace the faulty ribbon connector. I have also used it for fine PCB work but also needed a hobby magnifying glass to go with it.

"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity". - Albert Einstein

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